According to a new class action lawsuit, a health insurer and its pharmacy benefit manager overcharged patients with employer-sponsored insurance plans for prescription drugs “above competitive pricing levels.” The suit could affect tens of thousands of Americans. Read more here.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals a sharp decline in the rate of harmful medical mistakes in the medical profession between 2010 and 2014. Adverse events among all hospitalized adults declined from 145 per 1,000 hospitalizations in...

California Senate Bill 1010 (SB 1010) requires pharmaceutical companies to give at least two months’ notice to state programs if they increase prices by more than 10 percent for a particular medication and 30 days’ notice for new drugs priced higher than $10,000. However, the...

Apple is reportedly adding support for the Health Level 7 continuity of care document (CCD) to iOS 10 with a goal of empowering patients to control their own data. After receiving a CCD from their doctor, patients are able to share that document with other caregivers and...

Electronic patient records, which are designed to coordinate health care and reduce mistakes, may be doing the opposite in some cases due to alert fatigue. Electronic records increasingly include alerts tied to patients’ health information, and the number of pop-messages has...

A study conducted by Northwestern Medicine in Chicago indicates that incorporating pharmacists into outpatient HIV clinics not only improves continuity of care, it also improves medication counseling and adherence. Interdisciplinary teams are common in HIV care, however the...

A recent national survey found that consumers enrolled in health plans through the Affordable Care Act, while generally satisfied with their coverage, are increasingly concerned about the cost of their deductibles and monthly premiums. Read more details about the survey here.

The new ColoradoCare program will be on Colorado voter ballots in November and is designed to provide comprehensive health care coverage for every state resident. Its aim is to simplify health care payment by eliminating annual enrollment and deductibles, and to generate billions...